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With my old 1986 Toyota 4Runner finally starting to no longer be able keep up with me (apparently the oxygen sensor gave out on me while I was burning out in the desert after a hard rainfall), I decided it would be a good idea to start window shopping for a new means of transportation before more things began to fail on my trusty old rust bucket. I wanted to change things up a bit and get a car instead of another truck this time around.
Long before I decided to start shopping for a new car I was already very interested in a Toyota Yaris; I was forming plans to eventually purchase one. However, last July a friend of mine introduced me to the Chevy Cobalt. It was love at first sight.
Over the next month and a half I obsessively searched and researched Cobalts, so by the time I was ready to purchase, I knew exactly what I was going to get: a 2006 black SS Supercharged Cobalt coupe. Little did I realize how ignorant and naïve I was; there was a snowball's chance in hell that I would be able to insure something like that, nevermind financing it. In fact, it didn't hit me until I actually went to this end-of-the-month tent sale and immediately realized how foolish I was when the dealer gave me this "who the fuck does this kid think he is" look, when I showed how
I was feeling when he told me they don't have any SSs at the sale.
(Alright, here's the part where you can finally stop skimming over the text because I'm finally getting to the point.)
I literally went from knowing exactly what I was looking to having no clue what I wanted. I decided to look around for a bit anyway in case I saw something else I liked. After about five minutes I found it: a black 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer (O·Z Rally Edition). Although merely interested, I decided to take it for a test drive anyway. Boy did I have fun driving that car. In fact, it was so fun to drive that I ended up taking it home.
So enough with the love story, here are the pics:
These first two images are actually ones the dealer took to list on AutoTrader.com; I'm too lazy to take some exterior photos myself...
Here are some interior shots:
(Click to enlarge)
After owning the car for only three days I already replaced the stereo headunit (I just couldn't survive without my satellite radio). Those of you who remember my Sirius thread should recgonize it; I took it with me when I sold my 4Runner:
^ Before
^ After
Although a Lancer isn't quite a Cobalt, my new ride is fast, fun to drive, and gets 29 combined MPG. Plus it cost me considerably less.
Long before I decided to start shopping for a new car I was already very interested in a Toyota Yaris; I was forming plans to eventually purchase one. However, last July a friend of mine introduced me to the Chevy Cobalt. It was love at first sight.
Over the next month and a half I obsessively searched and researched Cobalts, so by the time I was ready to purchase, I knew exactly what I was going to get: a 2006 black SS Supercharged Cobalt coupe. Little did I realize how ignorant and naïve I was; there was a snowball's chance in hell that I would be able to insure something like that, nevermind financing it. In fact, it didn't hit me until I actually went to this end-of-the-month tent sale and immediately realized how foolish I was when the dealer gave me this "who the fuck does this kid think he is" look, when I showed how
I was feeling when he told me they don't have any SSs at the sale.(Alright, here's the part where you can finally stop skimming over the text because I'm finally getting to the point.)
I literally went from knowing exactly what I was looking to having no clue what I wanted. I decided to look around for a bit anyway in case I saw something else I liked. After about five minutes I found it: a black 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer (O·Z Rally Edition). Although merely interested, I decided to take it for a test drive anyway. Boy did I have fun driving that car. In fact, it was so fun to drive that I ended up taking it home.
So enough with the love story, here are the pics:
These first two images are actually ones the dealer took to list on AutoTrader.com; I'm too lazy to take some exterior photos myself...
Here are some interior shots:
(Click to enlarge)
After owning the car for only three days I already replaced the stereo headunit (I just couldn't survive without my satellite radio). Those of you who remember my Sirius thread should recgonize it; I took it with me when I sold my 4Runner:
^ Before
^ After
Although a Lancer isn't quite a Cobalt, my new ride is fast, fun to drive, and gets 29 combined MPG. Plus it cost me considerably less.
), but I eventually gained a range of about 300 miles from a full tank...If more of my driving was highway/interstate driving, I could probably see my Mustang getting a range of 350 miles...
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